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Today 04:04 PM

cgorges

My 75 gal. I use minimal seachem ferts.
Picts taken with an old samsung S2 so sorry bout the quality.

07-26-2015 07:06 AM

jcmv4792

Quote:

Originally Posted by FMF Doc

Nice tank! What are the parameters?(gh, kh, ph?)

07-26-2015 12:14 AM

strangewaters

And my blyxa isnt doing much since getting them.

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07-26-2015 12:10 AM

strangewaters

My light isnt strong enough for reds.

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07-25-2015 11:21 PM

Daisy Mae

Quote:

Originally Posted by strangewaters

I dont dose. Just osmocote in the substrate. Lights on for about 12hrs due to them being cheap lights. I think that might be helping me, not sure. Diy co2. And i have a hob marineland and a new canister filter. When the canister is established im going to remove the hob. Do weekend 50% water changes.

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Thanks for the info. Whatever it is you're doing seems to be working well.

07-25-2015 06:25 PM

strangewaters

Did a little trimming last night

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07-25-2015 06:24 PM

strangewaters

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daisy Mae

Could you describe your set-up please? I like the proportions of that tank. looks like good growth for two months.

I dont dose. Just osmocote in the substrate. Lights on for about 12hrs due to them being cheap lights. I think that might be helping me, not sure. Diy co2. And i have a hob marineland and a new canister filter. When the canister is established im going to remove the hob. Do weekend 50% water changes.

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07-25-2015 06:06 PM

Daisy Mae

Describe please?

Quote:

Originally Posted by strangewaters

First planted tank. Been up for about 2 whole months now.

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Could you describe your set-up please? I like the proportions of that tank. looks like good growth for two months.

07-25-2015 05:18 PM

strangewaters

First planted tank. Been up for about 2 whole months now.

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07-25-2015 08:04 AM

FMF Doc

Hey Dudes. Have a long way to go, but here is the progress so far. This weekend, I will be looking for a lot more nice java fern specimens. I had driftwood in but decided to go in a different direction. I want some dense foliage in the background and am planning on trying to propogate a carpet. Currently have some fluval stratum under some river gravel.

07-23-2015 11:19 PM

lake985

Low Tech Tank Show-and-Tell (low tech can be lush, too! =)

^^Thanks! This is my first planted tank so I'm still learning. And yes, there's a root tab at least 3-4 inches from each plant.

07-23-2015 07:17 PM

jcmv4792

Quote:

Originally Posted by lake985

No hair grass--just some dwarf sag on the far left that hasn't really done anything in the past few months except a few runners, then some staurogyne repens, crypts, an amazon sword compacta, and some recently planted hydrocotyle japan. I did try my luck with some micro sword when the tank was first planted, but they never took off. BTW, I'm dosing 10ml of Excel daily in my 55G.
Here are a few close up pics:
And this pic of my three rams is not relevant but I love it!

Nice! Do you use root tabs for your plants?

07-23-2015 02:09 PM

lake985

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcmv4792

Lake985 and Maryland Guppy, what are you using for foreground plants in those tanks? Some of them look like hg or dhg.

No hair grass--just some dwarf sag on the far left that hasn't really done anything in the past few months except a few runners, then some staurogyne repens, crypts, an amazon sword compacta, and some recently planted hydrocotyle japan. I did try my luck with some micro sword when the tank was first planted, but they never took off. BTW, I'm dosing 10ml of Excel daily in my 55G.
Here are a few close up pics:
And this pic of my three rams is not relevant but I love it!

07-23-2015 11:48 AM

Maryland Guppy

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcmv4792

Thanks. So you also grow dwarf hair grass in low tech tanks?

No DHG in the low tech tanks for me.
I grow out.the baby tears in the hi-tech.

Someone else may have thoughts on it.

07-23-2015 04:34 AM

jcmv4792

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maryland Guppy

Baby tears are available in several varieties.
What I am showing is regular, not dwarf or the super tall stuff.
My LFS sold them in a plug of 60 stems for $4.99.
I planted behind a stand of DHG and they took over everything.

My wife adds nothing to these tanks.
Only water changes due to NO3 removal every other week.
Based on my testing when NO3 gets dark orange on the test.
Fish & shrimp food are all that goes in the tanks.
A lot can be grown in a lo-tech tank and look awesome.
It all depends on how far one wants to go.

Each 20L used to have 9 - 1 watt 7300K LED's above them.
2 months ago I switched to a IP67 rated strip x 2 (SMD5050 chips 25" long).
New lights are 6500K and wife complained they are not as bright.
But, the plants have responded by growing better.

When starting this planted tank mess I purchased many species.
Only to provide experience, I have about 40 species in a hi-tech tank.
Now 8 months have passed and only 1 total failure, Pogostemon Erectus.
It was grown emersed and did not survive in my tank.

Thanks. So you also grow dwarf hair grass in low tech tanks?

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